Student Number

Trial Higher School Certificate Examination

Mathematics Standard 2
General • Reading time – 10 minutes
Instructions • Working time – 2 hours and 30 minutes
• Write using black pen
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used
• A reference sheet is provided at the back of this paper
• For questions in Section II, show relevant mathematical
reasoning and/or calculations

Total marks: Section I – 15 marks (pages 2-9)

100 • Attempt Questions 1-15
• Allow about 25 minutes for this section

Section II – 85 marks (pages 12-39)

• Attempt Questions 16-38
• Allow about 2 hours and 5 minutes for this section

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Section I

15 marks
Attempt Questions 1-15
Allow about 25 minutes for this section

Use the multiple -choice answer sheet for Questions 1-15

1 The line below passes through the origin and the point ( 3,1) .

What is the gradient of the line?

A −3
1
B −
3
1
C
3
D 3

2 An agent charged $120 commission for selling a painting for $300.

What percentage of the selling price is the commission?

A 4%
B 12%
C 25%
D 40%

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 The following information relates to Questions 3 and 4.
The dot plot below shows the distribution of the number of children there are in each of the
25 families that live in a certain street.

3 The mode of the distribution is

A 0
B 2
C 5
D 8

4 The median of the distribution is

A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3

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5 Consider the following graph. Which edge could be selected first using Kruskal’s
algorithm?

A AB
B AE
C CE
D DE

6 Towns M and N have locations 33 S 150 E and 33 S 120 E respectively. Which of

the following is true?

A Town M is 1 hour ahead of town N

B Town M is 2 hours ahead of town N
C Town M is 1 hour behind town N
D Town M is 2 hours behind town N

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7 Eithan invests an amount of money into an account which pays simple interest at a
rate of 7% per annum. Over a period of 4 years, the total interest earned is $37,100.

How much money did Eithan invest?

A $9,275
B $10,388
C $132,500
D $148,400

An observer, on the ground at point B , views an airplane, P , at an angle of elevation

of 24 . Point A , 3, 200 m from B is on the ground directly below P . The height of
the plane above the ground is approximately

A 1,182 m
B 1,425 m
C 1,655 m
D 2,923 m

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9 Deva and Lesley purchase a property, valued at $875, 000 .

They need to pay stamp duty on the purchase, using the following schedule of rates:

Price range Rate

$0 to $14,000 $1.25 for every $100 (the minimum is $10)

$14,000 to $31,000 $175 plus $1.50 for every $100 over $14,000

$31,000 to $83,000 $430 plus $1.75 for every $100 over $31,000

$83,000 to $310,000 $1,340 plus $3.50 for every $100 over $83,000

$310,000 to $1,033,000 $9,285 plus $4.50 for every $100 over $310,000

Over $1,033,000 $41,820 plus $5.50 for every $100 over $1,033,000

The amount paid for stamp duty was

A $9, 285
B $25, 425
C $34, 710
D $48, 660

10 The random variable X is distributed normally with  = 12 and  = 2 , and the

random variable Z has the standard normal distribution.

Which of the following is true?

A P ( X  14 ) = P ( Z  1)

B P ( X  14 ) = P ( 0  Z  1)

C P ( X  14 ) = P ( Z  2 )

D P ( X  14 ) = P ( 0  Z  2 )

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11

For the graph above, the capacity of the cut shown is

A 22
B 30
C 34
D 41

12 The table below shows how the time ( T days), taken to complete a project, varies
with the number of workers ( n ) used.

Number of workers ( n ) 2 4 6 8 10

Days to complete (T ) 60 30 20 15 12

The table shows what type of relationship between T and n ?

A Linear
B Exponential
C Constant
D Inverse

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13 Jenna has a credit card with a daily interest rate of 0.034% . The card has an interest
free period of 60 days. Seventy-five days ago, Jenna made a purchase for $950 and
she has not made any further purchases or payments on her credit card.

What is the minimum amount of interest Jenna owes on her card?

A $4.85
B $16.15
C $24.23
D $32.30

14 On a map, a carpark is represented as an area of 15cm2 . The actual area of the carpark

is 6000 m2 . A 1cm length on the map would represent an actual distance of

A 10 m
B 15 m
C 20 m
D 60 m

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15 A large piece of machinery costs $100, 000 and is depreciated using the declining-
balance method. The graph below shows the value of the machinery at the end of each
year for ten years.

Which of the following statements is true?

A The rate of depreciation increases every year.

B Each year, the machinery depreciates by $7, 000 .
C The declining-balance depreciation rate is less than 10% per annum.
D The annual dollar value of the depreciation decreases over time.

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 Student Number

Trial Higher School Certificate Examination

Mathematics Standard 2

Section II Answer Book

85 marks
Attempt Questions 16-38
Allow about 2 hours and 5 minutes for this section

Instructions Write your Student Number at the top of this page.

Answer the questions in the space provided. These spaces

provide guidance for the expected length of response.

Your response should include relevant mathematical

reasoning and/or calculations.

Please turn over

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Question 16 (2 marks)

In a normal working week, Matthew works 32 hours. In a week where he works 4 hours 2
overtime at time-and-a-half, he earns $988.

What is Matthew’s normal hourly rate of pay?

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Question 17 (3 marks)

Calculate the perimeter of the trapezium shown below. 3

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Question 18 (2 marks)

The distances, in kilometres, between towns in a district, are shown in the following
table:
V W X Y Z
V − 4 − − 6
W 4 − − − 3
X − − − 5 −
Y − − 5 3 2
Z 6 3 2 −

Use the table above to complete the following network diagram: 2

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Question 19 (3 marks)

 r
2 3
Make r the subject of the formula A = P 1 +  .
 2

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Question 20 (4 marks)

Short of time in the morning, a student gets a coffee and muffin on their way to school.
On average, a coffee and a muffin give 506 kJ and 447 kJ of energy respectively.

(a) If it takes the student 5 minutes of running to burn off 146 kJ of energy, how many 2
minutes will the student need to run to consume the energy from the coffee and
muffin? Round your answer to the nearest whole minute.

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(b) The conversion rate between calories and kilojoules is 1 calorie = 4.184 kilojoules . 2
Determine the number of calories in the coffee, giving your answer correct to four
significant figures.

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Question 21 (3 marks)

Winnie has $220,000 in a savings account, and uses it to pay a deposit on an investment
property. The purchase price is $675,000, and Winnie borrows the difference between the
purchase price and the deposit.

Finance for her loan is arranged, and Winnie will make monthly repayments for 25 years
at 6.0% p.a.

The table given below shows the monthly principal and interest repayment per $1000
borrowed.

Calculate the amount of Winnie’s monthly loan repayment. 3

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Question 22 (6 marks)

A class project is designed to compare the reaction times of year 12 students and randomly
selected teachers. Fifteen year 12 students and fifteen teachers were randomly selected and their
reaction times, in milliseconds, to a visual stimulus were recorded.

Each participant was tested five times and their mean reaction time (in milliseconds) is
summarized in the following stem and leaf plot:

7 | 21 | 4 represents a student score of 217

and a teacher score of 214

(a) Complete the following table by determining the five-number summary for the 2
teachers:

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Question 22 (continued)

(b) A box and whisker plot has been drawn to show the results of the students. 2

Complete the graph by adding a box and whisker plot of the teacher results.

(c) Compare the results of the two groups. Justify your response with reference to the 2
statistical information from parts (a) and (b).

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Question 23 (4 marks)

The cost, C , in dollars, of manufacturing n shirts, is shown by the line in the graph below.

(a) Write an equation for the cost, C , of manufacturing n shirts. 2

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The revenue, in dollars, earned when n shirts are sold is given by R = 220n .

(b) Add the revenue function to the graph above. 1

(c) Determine the number of shirts that need to be sold before profit is made. 1

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Question 24 (3 marks)

The cumulative frequency polygon shown below is a summary of the recorded speeds of 100
cars travelling around a bend on a country road.

Around this bend, the recommended speed is 60 km/h and the actual speed limit is 80 km/h.

(a) How many of the cars were travelling above the recommended speed? 1

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(b) The technician recording the speed of cars made the following comment: 2

“At least half the cars were above the speed limit.”

Is the technician’s comment correct? Justify your answer with appropriate

calculations and mathematical reasoning.

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Question 25 (3 marks)

The diagram shows an acute angled triangle with two known side lengths, 8cm and
13cm , and one known angle of 37 .

3
Using the Sine rule, calculate the value of  , correct to the nearest degree.

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Question 26 (5 marks)

Andy and Bailey play a game in their backyard. They identify and mark seven positions
( A, B, C , , G ) and take turns connecting the positions with rope. The diagram below
shows the distances, in metres, between the seven positions.

The aim of the game is to form a minimal spanning tree between the seven positions, i.e. to
connect the positions with the shortest total length of rope.

(a) If Andy chooses the first two positions to connect, which player will choose the 2
last edge of the minimal spanning tree? Justify your answer.

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(b) On the diagram below, add the edges that form a minimal spanning tree. 1

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Question 26 (continued)

(c) What is the length of a minimal spanning tree for this network? 1

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(d) Andy claims that there is a unique minimal spanning tree for this network. 1
Bailey believes that there are two possible minimal spanning trees.

Carefully explaining your answer, determine who is correct.

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Question 27 (6 marks)

Jack reaches into a drawer which contains 8 yellow and 4 green socks. Without
replacement, two socks are randomly selected and removed from the drawer.

(a) Complete the probability tree drawn below. 1

(b) Determine whether Jack is more likely to select two socks of the same colour or of 2
different colours.

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(c) All the socks are returned to the drawer, and some extra yellow or green socks are 3
added to the draw. Jack then randomly selects a single sock.
If the probability that Jack has selected a yellow sock is 0.8 , what is the minimum
number of socks that were added to the draw?

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Question 28 (3 marks)

Jenny has a flat piece of metal in the shape of a sector of a circle as shown below. 3

As part of a metalwork class, Jenny has been asked to melt the sector and reshape it into a
flat circular disc.
Jenny would like the disc to have a diameter of 6 cm . Is this possible?

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Question 29 (2 marks)

You own 400 shares in GRQ Pty Ltd. 2

The current share price is $25.12 and your annual dividend income is $282.

What is the dividend yield on your shares?

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Question 30 (5 marks)

A drone is used during the filming of a television show. The drone leaves its base station, at
point O , and flies 50 m on a bearing of 045 T to point A . It then changes direction to 130 T
and flies a further 90 m to point B .
(a) Indicate the given information on the diagram below. 2

(b) Determine the size of angle OAB . 1

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(c) Using the Cosine rule, to the nearest metre, how far is the drone from base when it 2
reaches point B .

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Question 31 (3 marks)

An investment account of a bank has an interest rate of 3% p.a. , with compound interest 3
paid quarterly. A special promotion allows new customers to choose one of the following
options:

Option A: The current rate is compounded monthly;

OR

Option B: A bonus of 0.2% p.a. to the current rate.

Which option should a new customer choose to give the best return on their investment?

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Question 32 (7 marks)

A project is represented by the network diagram below:

(a) IF activity C is critical, list the two other activities that would necessarily be 2
critical

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(b) Complete the following table, to indicate the activity(ies) that immediately 2
precede each activity.

Activity Immediately preceded by

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J

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Question 32 (continued)

(c) The network diagram has been repeated above, with activity completion times 2
shown in weeks.

Use forward and backward scanning to complete the diagram and determine the
minimum number of weeks the project will take to complete.

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(d) Using calculations, explain why the assumption that activity C is critical, used in 1
part (a), is NOT valid?

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Question 33 (4 marks)

Young’s formula for the required amount of medication for a child aged from one to twelve
years of age is:

yA
D=
y + 12
where D represents the child’s dosage (in milligrams), y represents the child’s age (in years)
and A is the adult dosage (in milligrams).

The graph below shows the required child’s dosage, using Young’s formula, for a particular
adult dosage.

(a) On the graph, trace over the part of the graph that is relevant for the use of Young’s 2
formula.

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Question 33 (continued)

(b) It is given that the point ( 5, 25 ) lies on the given graph. 2

Determine the adult dosage for this medication.

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Question 34 (3 marks)

An exponential population model for Australia is shown in the graph below.

The equation of the model is given by
P = 12.51 e0.0142t ,
where t is the number of years since 1970.

(a) According to the model, what was the population of Australia in 1970? 1

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(b) Between 1970 and 2020, Australia’s population more than doubled. 2
Discuss how useful the model will be for predicting the future population of
Australia.

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Question 35 (2 marks)

Sarita opens an annuity account, which requires contributions to be made at the end of 2
each month. The account has an interest rate of 3% p.a., with interest compounded
monthly.
The table below shows the future of an annuity of $1 for various interest rates per period.

Future value of an annuity of $1

Interest rate per period

Periods
0.25% 0.75% 1.5% 3%
2 2.0025 2.0075 2.015 2.03
6 6.0376 6.1136 6.2296 6.4684
12 12.1664 12.5076 13.0412 14.1920
24 24.7028 26.1885 28.6335 34.4265

To save for a computer, Sarita makes regular deposits into the account for two years,

How much will Sarita have to deposit each month if the computer is expected to cost
$2,800 at the end of two years.

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Question 36 (4 marks)

A factory makes packets of soup, with a mean weight of 270 grams, and standard deviation of
5 grams. The weights of the soup packets are assumed to be normally distributed.

(a) What percentage of packets would weigh more than 275 grams? 1

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(b) Any packet of soup that weighs less than 260 grams is removed from the production 3
line to be repackaged.

The factory operates for fourteen hours a day and produces 800 packets of soup per
hour. How many packets would you expect to be repackaged during the day?

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Question 37 (4 marks)

Maria has a gross income of $112,580 and has paid $27,320 tax on this income.

(a) What is Maria’s taxable income, assuming she has $13,200 in allowable tax 1
deductions.

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The table below shows the current individual tax rates.

Taxable Income Tax on this income

$0 to $18,200 Nil

$18,201 to $37,000 19c for each $1 over $18,200

$37,001 to $90,000 $3,572 plus 32.5c for each $1 over $37,000

$90,001 to $180,000 $20,797 plus 37c for each $1 over $90,000

$180,001 and over $54,097 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000

(b) Calculate Maria’s total tax payable on her income. 1

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Question 37 (continued)

(c) Assuming that Maria has to pay the Medicare levy of 2% of her taxable income, 2
calculate the amount of the tax refund she expects to receive.

Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.

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Question 38 (4 marks)

After a class of ten students sits a test on Monday, the teacher spends time doing revision and
tests the students again on Friday. Only nine of the students are present for the second test on
Friday. The results, in percentages, for those nine students, are shown in the following table.

(a) Add the results of students H and I to the scatter plot. 1

Friday
test
results

Monday test results

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Question 38 (Continued)

(b) Determine the equation of the least squares-regression line of best fit. 1

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(c) Using your answer to part (b), predict the result for the student who was absent for 1
Friday’s test. Give your answer to the nearest whole mark.

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(d) The scatterplot above also shows the line y = x . Explain the significance of a student 1
being represented below the line y = x .

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